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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ij Eric Wang, Denistone, AU;
Jie Xu, Eastwood, AU;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for applying an annotation to a portion of a video sequence. The method comprises the steps of receiving the video sequence in real-time during capture of the video sequence, monitoring in real-time a plurality of signals associated with the video sequence, and receiving an indication associated with a spatial area of interest of at least one frame during capture of the video sequence. The method further comprises selecting, from the plurality of monitored signals, a temporal portion of one of the plurality of monitored signals for annotation, said selection being based upon at least the spatial area of interest and a temporal variation measure in at least one of the plurality of monitored signals, applying an annotation to a portion of the video sequence corresponding to the selected temporal portion; and storing the annotation in an annotation record associated with the video sequence.